Grab Bag vol. 9
There was a dying gecko at the vacation rental in Hawaii. Maybe he was old, maybe he was sick. When he eventually died, we gave him a proper burial at sea (on a leaf). I don’t know what proper burial rites are for geckos but may you have lived a good life little dude.
Speaking of a vacation rental in Hawaii - I was in Hawaii last month! It is always a treasure to get to travel with my friends and I know this. A few photos below. I took the X100T which is a fixed-lens camera, and I regret this. Maybe I’ll come around to some of my photos and I’ll share more.
The reason I brought the X100T instead of my bigger camera is because I found an affordable underwater housing for it. I will definitely share some photos from the few shoots I did with it, because I kind of love them. Unfortunately the housing started to fail towards the end of the trip. I either need to repair it, or spend real money for a real one, because I want to do more of this. More on that later though.
Instead of a fun lighthearted beach read, I spent Hawaii reading a philosophy book about sad feelings: Night Vision by Mariana Alessandri. I highly recommend it. Even if you’re not a melancholic like yours truly, you may find it useful; either in understanding others in your life, or understanding your own emotions when pain and suffering eventually finds you next. It will- it’s part of life.
““The challenge wasn’t to blow up your life. It was to set off tiny bombs all the time. Maybe no one even noticed but you. It could be as small as clenching your fist””